KMCPH-050 Early Intervention and Prevention support for families

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the "Council") is conducting this procurement using the competitive process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("the PSR").

Tenders are invited by the Council from Suppliers with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for the provision of Early Intervention and Prevention Support for Families (the "Services").

The Early Intervention and Prevention Support Service will support families via the promotion, coordination and facilitation of the National Healthy Start scheme, and the dissemination and provision of accident prevention advice, home interventions and delivery and fitting of preventative equipment. The Provider therefore contributes to the achievement of the broader aims of the Healthy Child Programme and will support in the following 4 of the 6 HCP HIAs :

· The transition to parenthood

· Breastfeeding

· Healthy weight and nutrition

· Health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents

The annual value of the Services to be awarded is £107,120 for 2027/2028 (exclusive of value added tax).

This will be increased by 4% to £111,405 for 2028/2029 for the duration of the contract term, with no further increases.

The anticipated commencement date for the Contract is 1st April 2027.

The anticipated expiry date for the Contract is 31st March 2030, with the option to extend for a further 2 years to 31st March 2032.

Further details regarding the Services required are set out in Appendix 1 The service specification and in the Conditions of Contract/General Terms and Conditions.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulation 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and/or Procurement Act 23 do not apply to this award.

The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 14th October 2026.

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves an an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.

The award criteria was specified in the procurement documents. The procurement documents included the contract award criteria, including the agreed relevant importance of key criteria (e.g. weighting) against which bids were evaluated.

Written representations should be sent via the Messaging Function of YORtender at http://yortender.eu-supply.com

This is an existing service with an existing provider.

Conflicts of interest identified among the group: 0

Award decision maker: Acting Head of Improving Population Health